Infrequent usage seems to be tolerated by those in good health. It's a higher alcoholic content than beer, so preferably it's not taken very often. Maybe on your birthday! (Not everyone else's birthday, too!) So, beer. Do you like beer? Can you drink it only occasionally or infrequently? I'm assuming you're in good health.

Hypoglycemia, according to Michio, affects about 80% of the U.S. population. Many of us macros have it, too! Have you ever heard of Sweet Vegetable Drink? This helps alleviate hypoglycemia, taken over time.

Sweet Veggie Drink
1/4 c. chopped green cabbage
1/4 c. chopped carrot
1/4 c. chopped non-red onion
1/4 c. chopped sweet squash
4 c. water

Place all veggies in pot, add water, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and gently simmer 30 minutes. Strain, drink 1 c. hot about 1 hour after lunch (and, if really needed, 1 hour after breakfast or so). So take a thermos! You can make extra of this drink for 2 days' worth and re-heat.

This drink helps with feelings of irritability, indecision, sleepiness at those times mentioned above. It takes about a month or so for this drink to eventually kick in after taking about 4-5 times per week. But try to keep at it. It's worth it.

Then, reduce the offending foods, such as hard-baked flour products, salty foods, yang-type foods such as meat, shellfish, and yang-type behaviors such as overwork, going too far between meals, and tightening situations with relatives, friends, etc.

It's a lot to think about. But, hey, just take it one step at a time.

Try sweet veggie drink. Also, get a juicer and try some fresh veggies and fruit. Then, while drinking one of those, say, at work or school or during the day, think about what other things you can do to help. Ask yourself why tightening foods or behaviors are possibly being consumed or being done to see what is going on. THIS will help with the cravings for weekly vino. Then, hey, let's compare notes.

I'll check in from time to time and see what's happening. Take care!